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Tineidae 300112 – 0266   Nemapogon granella (Linnaeus, 1758)              European Grain Moth

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Betulaceae[secondary] Fagaceae[secondary] Pinaceae[secondary] Ganodermataceae[Fungi] Fomitopsidaceae..  Host genera: Alnus[secondary] Pinus[secondary] Quercus[secondary] Hapalopilus[Fungi] Hypoxylon[Fungi] Ganoderma[F...  Host extended: dried fruits, fungus, grain, Fungus (Heppner 2007); fungus associated with hardwoods (Powell & Opler...  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: granella (Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 266 costistrigella; (Dietz, 1905) (Tinea) missp.; TL: (no type). costotristrigella (Chambers, 1873) (Tinea) domesticella (Scopoli, 1763) (Phalaena) fascomaculella; (Dietz, 1905) (Tinea) missp.; TL: (no type). fenestrella (Scopoli, 1763) (Phalaena) fuscicomella (Wörz, 1958) (Tinea) fuscomaculella (Chambers, 1873) (Tinea) mancuniella (Hodgkinson, 1880) (Tinea) marmorella (Chambers, 1875) (Tinea) nebulosella (Geoffroy, in: Fourcroy, 1785) (Tinea) nigra (Dufrane, 1955) (Tinea) nigroatomella (Dietz, 1905) (Tinea) tesserella (Fabricius, 1794) (Tinea)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 2.33m; p. 50. Book Review and ordering Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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